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TTC after stopping Loestrin

Lexisummer wrote:

Im new here and been reading all of your insightful post.

Is anyone here ttc after bc? Im starting to get frustrated and regret taking bc. I got off of Loestrin in Oct 2012. I got AF on Nov 25, Dec 26th and January 19th. AF was very light about 3 days long each cycle.

I decided to do OPK clear blue digital and got a smiley face on CD 23 in February!! BD and followed SMEP. I believe Im 15 DPO today. I checked HPT this evening and got BFN!!!

Now Im starting to wonder if Im even ovulating??! Im sad and feel disappointed even though I started getting serious with TTC in february.

Im 29 and DH is 34. Friends my age are making FB announcements on baby news. I never thought TTC would be this disappointing

@Lexisummer I got pregnant the first time my first month off Loestrin. You are actually hyperfertile that month because you don't ovulate while on the pill. Even if you are ovulating and having timed intercourse, your odds of getting pregnant any given month are still only 20%. Definitely track your ovulation but me patient! Give it 6 months before assuming something's not right. Good luck!

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ERIKATOMMY1218

@Lexisummer I stopped lo loestrin sept 7, got my first af oct 5, have been regular every month after stopping bc despite not getting af at all while on lo lo, still ttc #2... Frustrating

Im just venting I guess...i know I need to be patient to finally get a bfp. Its just hard spending $$ on digital OPKs and timing it right and still not getting a bfp... Will have to try this cycle again.

Im planning on doing the first response ovulation testing on my 3rd menstrual cycle day when AF arrives this month. It may tell me if there is enough hormones for me to ovulate. Ttc is frustrating, just have to wait and hope for the best. GL.

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Knbaldwin

@mcgeelisha I'm in a very similar situation. Got off bc in oct after13 years. Have had normal cycles and started trying in January. Got a bfn :( and then started on valentines day. I just turned 31 and DH is 28. I have been doing OPKs this month but no pos yet. CD12. I'm really hoping I get a + this week otherwise I'm heading to the ob-gyn for some tests. Sadly, I'm getting to the age where I can't wait 12 months to see if it happens. I pray nightly for it to take. I have a handful of friends who have already had 3. Hopefully this will be a positive month for us both. You're not alone!!

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Lexisummer

I was on CD 23 in February when I got my smiley face OPK. Its way too long. Still no AF and bfn!

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retroindigo

I came off Loestrin in late nov after being on it for 5 years. Didn't get AF on BC. Got my first AF on dec 27, then again on jan 30. Normal flow: 4-5 days. So about a 34 day cycle. I started temping halfway through last cycle and felt O pains on CD22. This month I O'd around CD17. This was our first month TTC. I'm 10 DPO now but I doubt we will get a BFP. I thought O would come later than it did so we didn't BD enough during my fertile window. Checking CM helps too. Try temping in addition to the OPKs. I've heard you can have a LH surge and still not O but temps can confirm if O happens. I'm thinking about getting OpKs so we can time it better.

This month Im planning to temp as well as OPK. That way I can pinpoint if I ovulated. Im impatient for this cycle to end, on CD 42 and no AF. I checked hpt 4 days ago and it was BFN. So just waiting on my body to do something!! Its so frustrating!

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